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King Herod's stepdaughter (Alla Nazimova) dances in exchange for a prophet's head on a platter.
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Thomas Craven The New Republic So long as the debasement of literary and artistic ideas continues to fill the theatres, just so long will the moving picture remain at its low and insufferable stage of vulgarity. Jul 14, 2021 Full Review Ted Shen Chicago Reader Though the direction is attributed to Charles Bryant, the auteur was clearly Nazimova, with Natacha Rambova patterning the set and costumes after the Aubrey Beardsley illustrations that accompanied one edition of the play. May 29, 2019 Full Review NYT Staff New York Times You see an exceedingly tame and not remarkably graceful performance that Herod wouldn't have given standing room in his kingdom for. May 29, 2019 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) One of the earliest true art films made in Hollywood and one of its queerest. Feb 13, 2024 Full Review George T. Pardy Exhibitor's Trade Review The result is a photoplay of great individuality, and of distinct originality, which are reflected in costume and setting. Nov 10, 2023 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills A showcase for stage legend Alla Nazimova. May 9, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The best romance movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Not bad, it's just that I found it kind of boring. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member gr8 sets and art direction in this silent classic remade in 1953. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member tres avant-garde but really fascinating... if you're into silent films, that is. the art direction by valentino's wife, natacha rambova, is remarkable and meant to reflect aubrey beardsley's illustrations for wilde's play. the notorious nazimova is a bit over the top but in this extreme setting it mostly works. this was her own production and she was already well into her 40s when she played the teenage salome, but she's quite convincing, except maybe in close-up. the film was roundly condemned and was a huge flop and nazimova lost a fortune and soon returned to broadway. the whole film is on youtube here >http://youtu.be/LDaZNqag8uQ Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Worth watching if only for the imaginative, whimsical, and sometime bizarre set and costume designs. Highly stylized, approaching ballet in its effect, this movie calls attention to the fact that it is a silent movie, and one is never able to enter fully into the story, but it is delightful to watch as a product of its time. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member More of an interesting artifact then a good film. The sets and costumes are impressive the acting for the time was probably condidered emotive and deep but know seems overripe and hammy. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis King Herod's stepdaughter (Alla Nazimova) dances in exchange for a prophet's head on a platter.
Director
Charles Bryant
Producer
Alla Nazimova
Production Co
Nazimova Productions
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 15, 1923, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 25, 2020
Runtime
1h 12m
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